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Old 02-24-2021, 04:58 AM
 
Location: Where my bills arrive
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Tiger Woods is yesterday's news and no one cares if he lives or dies. He is just another over paid has been prima donna .
Not to be confused with all the other "prima donna's" who exploits get published all the time but people live vicariously through their exploits. No one cares if he "lives or dies" , harsh ...
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Old 02-24-2021, 05:15 AM
 
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Seriously?

Athletes literally contribute nothing to the society. They don’t create, invest, or create wealth by playing a few balls.

How is this guys injury more important than everything else going on in this world?
Because he is part black.


"They don’t create, invest, or create wealth", actually they DO!
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Old 02-24-2021, 05:34 AM
 
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What do they contribute?
Another poster who kows NOTHING on the subject, opens mouth and inserts foot!

"PGA Tour’s charitable contributions reach $3 billion""The PGA Tour's billion-dollar increments in charity are coming faster all the time.The Tour announced on Tuesday that last year's record amount of $203.4 in charitable giving pushed the all-time total past $3 billion. The milestone came six years after the Tour reached $2 billion in 2014 -- which was nine years after the first billion was recorded in 2005.
That first billion took 67 years from the first tournament recognized for having a charitable impact, the 1938 Palm Beach Invitational."

"All tournaments are dependent on volunteers to perform tasks such as parking, crowd control, player services, construction, roping the golf course and admissions, which means the individual tournaments don't have to hire outside contractors.
The money saved, plus sponsor and fan donations, player charities and foundations and programs such as The Players Championship's Birdies for Charity and Chip in for Youth and the RSM Classic's Birdies Fore Love adds up -- and has increased almost every year."

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/s...ion/112222690/

PLUS all the charity work MANY of the golf pros do ALL YEAR LONG!
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Old 02-24-2021, 05:37 AM
 
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Seriously?

Athletes literally contribute nothing to the society. They don’t create, invest, or create wealth by playing a few balls.

How is this guys injury more important than everything else going on in this world?
Woods created a lot of wealth for USGA officials, tv network executives and every professional golfer who was playing in the era of Woods`s prime years. When he didn`t play the tv ratings for golf took a dive.
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Old 02-24-2021, 05:48 AM
 
Location: Elysium
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Total B.S. By the time Tiger Woods came up there were no restrictions on Blacks in Golf. Ask Calvin Peete and Ernie Els. Get educated or remain ignorant. Your choice.
Which as irrelevant as there being no Blacks or women in higher political office due to state laws when President Obama or Vice President Harris wee elected. Their places in history and being covered still exist.
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Old 02-24-2021, 05:50 AM
 
Location: Annandale, VA
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Culture rules all, and politics is downstream from culture. Celebrities & media determine culture
His "culture" is nothing to celebrate. He cheated on his wife, became a sex addict screwing hookers in hotels all over the country, and wrecked his car probably by "texting while driving".
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Old 02-24-2021, 06:00 AM
 
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His "culture" is nothing to celebrate. He cheated on his wife, became a sex addict screwing hookers in hotels all over the country, and wrecked his car probably by "texting while driving".
Not to be confused with all the "alleged" religious leaders who have found themselves in the same situation minus the car wreck....
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Old 02-24-2021, 06:03 AM
 
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Seriously?

Athletes literally contribute nothing to the society. They don’t create, invest, or create wealth by playing a few balls.

How is this guys injury more important than everything else going on in this world?
Athletes give us entertainment and something to bond around. I would not call that "nothing", as those experiences are part of the human experience. We are made to connect and sports helps us do that. That being said, I can understand it being news but not necessarily front-page news. There are more important things going on in the world, but Tiger does have a following (although not like he used to have). How about second page news?
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Old 02-24-2021, 06:28 AM
 
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His "culture" is nothing to celebrate. He cheated on his wife, became a sex addict screwing hookers in hotels all over the country, and wrecked his car probably by "texting while driving".
Trump didn`t wreck his car that we know of but Deplorables give him a pass on the other things.
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Old 02-24-2021, 06:31 AM
 
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From now on only let him drive golf carts. But I hope he has a full and speedy recovery.
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